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With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Sixteen members of the Ukrainian Greenhouse Association visited Penn State in late October to learn about the greenhouse industry in the United States and new horticultural technologies being developed. 

The visit featured a tour of greenhouses and other horticultural facilities on the University Park campus, as well as discussions with faculty. The stop at Penn State was part of a larger Pennsylvania tour organized by the Ukrainian Federation of America, based in Philadelphia.
 
The group learned about management strategies employed in the United States. "What we need to see and learn in the states is how to 'feel' the market and provide what the customer wants and understand the whole chain," said Oleksander Tomliak, president of the Ukrainian Greenhouse Association.
 
The Ukrainians had an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research involving greenhouse-grown vegetables and flowers, according to Anatoliy Tmanov, program coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe in the College of Agricultural Sciences' Office of International Programs.
 
One highlight of the tour was a demonstration of "plastofuel" technology, which is being developed by the Penn State Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The technology enables the creation and burning of plastic pellets made from waste plastic to provide heat for greenhouses.
 
"This is of special interest to us because we are looking to decrease our dependence on fossil fuel," said Bogdan Zelinshyy, director of a Ukrainian agricultural company.
 
Ukrainian Greenhouse Association members participated in a roundtable discussion with faculty members, including Kathleen Kelley, associate professor of horticultural marketing and business. "She provided excellent examples of how to introduce new products in a way that would make customers trust the brand," said Tmanov.
 
George and Nina Woskob of State College hosted the Ukrainian delegation for a dinner. The visit was supported by the Woskob New Century Fund.
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